| Presidential Misadventures: Poems That Poke Fun at the Man in Charge Contributor(s): Raczka, Bob (Author), Burr, Dan E. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596439807 ISBN-13: 9781596439801 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - Humorous - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents & First Families (u.s.) |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2014032639 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (0.55 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 172456 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A spoonful of poetry helps the mockery go down! This collection of presidential poems is historical and hysterical. The clerihew is a simple poetic form specifically invented to make fun of famous people--and who is more famous than the misbehaving presidents of the United States? Here are forty-three poems teasing the commander-in-chief that are fun to read aloud and even more fun to write yourself. From the author of the incredibly inventive Lemonade: And Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word comes a new collection filled with zingers, humdingers, and Presidential Misadventures. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burr, Dan E.: - Dan E. Burr is an illustrator and cartoonist who has won several Eisner and Harvey Awards. He created the artwork for Kings in Disguise and On the Ropes, both written by James Vance. He is also the illustrator of Presidential Misadventures: Poems That Poke Fun at the Man in Charge.Raczka, Bob: - Bob lives with his wife, Amy, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. They have three children (Robert, Carl and Emma) and a dog (Rufus). They are all Cub fans. As a boy Bob loved to draw, especially dinosaurs, cars and airplanes. He also spent a lot of time making paper airplanes and model rockets. One time, he even made a flute out of a stick he found and it actually played music. Bob studied art in college, which came in quite handy while he was writing his series of art appreciation books, Bob Raczka's Art Adventures. He also studied advertising, a creative field he has worked in for 30 years. A few years ago, Bob discovered how much he enjoyed poetry. It wasn't long before he started writing his own. He has always loved playing with words. Dare to be creative. |